Junior/Senior High

🎉 BINGO Night is Just Around the Corner! 🎉Don’t miss out—join us tomorrow, Thursday, November 21st, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM for a fantastic evening of BINGO fun! Please remember, we’ll be gathering in the JH/SH Cafeteria this time. Looking forward to seeing you there!

📚 It’s American Education Week! 📚 This week, November 18 - November 22, is American Education Week! Join us in celebrating and thanking our amazing educators who make a difference every day. Let’s give them a big THANK YOU for their dedication and hard work! 👏🍎

Happy Friday, Hi-Liner Fans! 🥳 We’re excited to announce our Hi-Liner school store is officially OPEN and will be available all year round—so you can shop anytime! 🛍️✨ For this first month, take 20% off your order with the code SPIRIT20.📣 This offer is good now through December 15—don't miss out! 🛒 Start Shopping Here: https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/north_dakota/valleycity/valley-city-public-schools Quick Guide to Get Started: • Shop by Design or Sport: Click on "Shop by Design" to pick your favorite look or click "View Design Categories" for options like Alumni, Family, Fan Gear, or Sports. Most designs are customizable—choose your apparel color and design type (digital print, embroidery, or inkjet print). For easy access, you’ll also find the Hi-Liner Store link on our website in the top right corner. Just one click away! 🖱️ Don’t forget—20% off with code SPIRIT20 is available until December 15. Get your gear and show off your Hi-Liner pride in style! ❤️💙🤍🩵 Start Shopping Today!

Early, yesterday morning, there was an apartment fire in Valley City that directly and indirectly impacted four of our Hi-Liner students and an employee of the school district. The fire caused the death of one individual and displaced all of the other residents. Below, I linked the story yesterday from Ryan Cunningham with NewsDakota. https://www.newsdakota.com/2024/10/23/breaking-fire-claims-one-several-rescued-at-valley-city-apartment-complex/ We have two families (two VCHS 7-12 students) that have been displaced from their residence at the apartment and are temporarily living in a hotel or with family in Valley City. It is our understanding that the two families were able to get back into the apartment yesterday afternoon to collect clothes and personal belongings. Today, in addition to providing counseling services for the students, we would like to send out an opportunity for our school and community to offer financial support for the two families that will be incurring unexpected costs for laundry, hotels, personal belongings, and food. If you would like to make a financial contribution for the two Hi-Liner families displaced from the apartment fire, please drop off a check or cash at the district office at 460 Central Avenue N. Yesterday, we received a lot of requests from both our school and community wondering how they could help these individuals. While we received a lot of quesitons about donations of clothing, furniture, food, etc., we believe right now the best way to help the families is through a monetary donation. Thank you for your support of our Hi-Liners and families here in Valley City ⚪️🔵

📣We are excited to host a Wellness Fair (formerly back-to-school bash) on Tuesday, August 13th beginning at 5:00 PM at the Hanna Field Athletic Complex. 📆 Please SAVE THE DATE and join us to celebrate the upcoming school year. This event will be sponsored by Essentia Health and Medica. We will provide a free meal, sponsored by Valley Meats🍔🌭, along with inflatable games and face painting for the kids from 5-7 PM, an outdoor movie from 7-9 PM 🎬🍿, and bowling for high school students from 9-11 PM at Sky Lanes🎳. Essentia Health, Medica, and our health partners in Valley City will be providing health and wellness information for students, parents, and families. Please, save the date, for this fun family event in Valley City at the Hanna Field Athletic Complex! See you soon and Go Hi-Liners!

Important Dates in August Did you know? We have only 34 Days until the First Day of School on Wednesday, August 21, 2024!! As we near the beginning of August, we will be sending more and more frequent information via email, Facebook, and instant messaging about how you can register your student(s) for school and be ready for other school-related meetings, orientations, or special events. Until then, we are sharing a list of the Important Dates in the month of August at Valley City Public Schools. Please mark your calendars and save the dates!

📚✏️ Get Ready for the 2024 - 2025 School Year!! ✏️📚 The school supply lists for the 2024 - 2025 school year are now available for all grades! 📅✨ We are excited to welcome you back and can't wait to see everyone! Check out the supply lists and get everything ready for an amazing school year ahead. 🎒📘

Congratulations to the winners of the North Dakota Junior Duck Stamp competition! Ayden McPartland has claimed the Best in Show title for the second consecutive year—a remarkable accomplishment! Additionally, let's celebrate Aiden McCombs for crafting the winning conservation message. We're also incredibly proud of all the Valley City Public Schools artists who placed in the competition. Your talent and hard work have truly paid off; you’re examples of what our students can achieve. 🦆 1055 K-12 entries received 436 - K-3 454 - 4-6 112 - 7-9 53 - 10-12 Check out the link below to view all the winning artwork and join us in applauding our young artists and their inspiring contributions to wildlife conservation and art. https://www.flickr.com/.../usfws.../albums/72177720315883004

The Sheyenne Valley Special Education Unit has many job openings available! For more information visit: https://sites.google.com/site/svseusped/home/job-openings

This evening, our VCHS band students, under the direction of Ms. Rebecca Elliot will be performing at 7:00pm in the Hi-Liner Activity Center. With the support of Landon's family, we hope that this performance will honor Landon and his dedication to the band program. A moment of silence and freewill donation will be offered during the concert. Landon was a VCHS sophomore student that was actively involved and dedicated to the band program. Landon passed away on Sunday, May 7th. Please attend tonight's VCHS Band Concert and help us gather as a Hi-Liner community to support our students and the family of Landon Storly.

VCPS is looking for a social studies teacher! Applicants should have a ND Teaching License in the Social Studies field. Position is open until filled. To apply, visit: https://www.hiliners.org/page/employment

Valley City Public Schools will have No School on Thursday, April 6th. Tomorrow, our county and state plows will need plenty of time to open the rural roads that have been blocked because of drifting snow. We encourage everyone to continue to follow the local and state advisories related to the road conditions and travel alerts. A special thank you to all of the men and women of our city, county, and state road crews and emergency services that have battled the snow for the past five months.

Based upon the blizzard warning beginning tomorrow morning at 6:00am and the forecast provided by the National Weather Service, Valley City Public Schools will be using virtual learning days on Tuesday, April 4th and Wednesday, April 5th. A decision regarding school on Thursday, April 6th will be made on Wednesday afternoon/evening. If school is cancelled on Thursday, we will not be using a virtual learning day or making up this day before the end of the school year.

We understand that the road conditions have been deteriorating this afternoon due to the wind and blowing snow. A travel alert has been issued and a no travel advisory is likely to be in place in the next hour. As a result, we have cancelled after school practices at VCHS. The junior high dance has been postponed, stay tuned for more information regarding a possible make-up date for this event. Our junior and senior track teams are competing right now at Concordia College in Moorhead. A communication will be shared soon with track parents regarding the team's plan as a result of the travel alert. Please travel safely and be alert to changing road conditions.

Tonight is the last night of the Junior High Theater Performance! If you can't make it, watch online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTHXfOq_LV8

Go check out our VCHS art students who have exhibits at VCSU tonight from 5-8pm!

VCHS Theatre will be performing The Enchanted Bookshop on Monday, March 27th, Tuesday the 28th, and Thursday the 30th at 6:30 PM! Come check it out!

Undoubtedly, it has been a challenging winter for us northerners. Two years ago, we made the decision in our school district to operate our own snow removal. While this has saved the school district thousands of dollars, it has added a lot of responsibility for our custodians, facilities, and maintenance staff. Please help us give a shout-out to Jordyn Heck, Aaron Heck, and all of our school custodians (Mary, Danny, Corey, Hayden, Dalton, Brenda, Mark, Brian, Ransford) for removing our snow from our parking lots, sidewalks, and entrances. Thank You!!

Valley City Public Schools will begin school 2 hours late and buses where possible on Wednesday, March 22nd. Tomorrow morning there will be no breakfast served and VCHS will begin the school day with first period at 10:30am. Please contact the school offices in the morning if your student cannot make it to school due to the weather conditions. Rural families, please notify Dietrich Bus if your roads will be impassable or you will be making alternative plans for your students.

School will end at normal times today and rural buses WILL run their afternoon routes!